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● 01.29.07

●● Oracle to ‘Pull a Red Hat’ to Fight MySQL?

Posted in Database, Oracle, Red Hat, Rumour at 5:03 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

A bit off-topic perhaps, but recall the fact that Microsoft eliminated a threat or two (e.g. Hula) as soon as its Trojan horse entered Novell’s communal city. Oracle pulled similar tricks — albeit without success — in order to put Red Hat under pressure. This crusade appears to carry on. MySQL reveals some hints which suggest that Oracle could use a similar strategy to undercut MySQL AB.

=> ↺ Hula

Will Oracle launch Unbreakable MySQL?

=> ↺ Will Oracle launch Unbreakable MySQL?

“They have hinted to us that they will,” said Mickos, indicating that the database giant is planning to repeat its October 2006 Unbreakable Linux plan, which saw it undercut Red Hat with enterprise Linux support.

Proprietary software companies that feel the squeeze may have found a way of irritating and shaking Linux and Open Source software vendors. They try to sell and support Free software themselves. Who’s letting them in the door? Certainty not Red Hat.

=> ↺ They try to sell and support Free software themselves

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